So far, Microsoft has only dabbled in the e-reader business. It released software several years ago for reading e-books on multiple platforms, along with a proprietary digital book format. But it quit releasing .lit content late last year, and will discontinue its Microsoft Reader software on Aug. 30. Here’s how much attention Microsoft has paid [...]
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Updated 2:45 p.m. • It’s time to kiss that removable smartphone battery goodbye – More and more smartphones are sporting sealed batteries, which allow for a sleeker design and longer battery life. • Twitter begins larger rollout of enhanced brand pages – For now, they’re only for a select few, such as NPR News. • [...]
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• Old Techies Never Die; They Just Can’t Get Hired as an Industry Moves On – They may have years of experience, but if they haven’t kept up with tech trends and new ways of thinking, older geeks have a hard time making it in SiliValley. • Stepping down was a hard decision, but the [...]
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• Microsoft Socl: inside the company’s secret social network (exclusive) – Microsoft’s Socl, which will combine search with discovery and a social network, is a research project that may go public at some point. • Why Americans Use Social Media – A Pew study says, as you’d expect, that it’s to keep in touch with [...]
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